Match Report
18 points separated the sides: Maringá 1st on 32, São José EC 7th on 14. On recent form São José EC sat only 36th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 7th overall. Per game in the league, Maringá were scoring 1.79 and conceding 0.71, São José EC 0.93 and 1.14, against a competition average of 1.12 goals per team per game.
6 matches unbeaten backed Maringá's arrival, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
The match was played at Estádio Regional Willie Davids in Maringá (capacity 21,600). On the scoreboard, Maringá led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.